'Stable leadership the key'

Time Out: Harsha Bhogle, Ramiz Raja and Saad Shafqat look into the reasons behind Pakistan's turnaround since the start of 2011

'Too early to judge Cook's captaincy'

Bowl at Boycs: Geoff Boycott on England's ODI success, Ponting's axeing, Brian Close's bravery and Westfield's conviction

Kevin Pietersen's revival

Switch Hit: Back-to-back tons from the batsman lead England's resurgence in the UAE. Is ODI success in 2015 a possibility?

Captain Cook steadies the ship

Switch Hit: How he's rescued England's tour (with the help of Finn), why Dhoni is the best finisher since Bevan, and Ireland's thriller in Mombasa

Pakistan v England 2011-12

Cook to stay for Twenty20 series

Provides cover for Ravi Bopara's back problem

'DRS has had bigger effect than expected'

David Richardson, the ICC's general manager of cricket, talks about the impact and development of the review system

'England's batting has been shocking'

Bowl at Boycs: Geoff Boycott on Pakistan's resurgence, the challenges ahead for England and Sri Lanka, the Woolf report, and Yuvraj's illness

Bamboozled by Ajmal

Switch Hit: England are caught in a spin again. George Dobell joins Jon Harris-Bass and the team to put doubts over his action to bed

Pakistan's finest hour

Saad Shafqat: The clean sweep of England is surely their greatest achievement in Test cricket to date

Pakistan v England, 3rd Test, Dubai, 1st day

Batsmen battered, again

George Dobell: Faulty technique and a lack of concentration from the batsmen have led to low scores in the UAE - but the cricket has been more watchable as a result

Swann v Ajmal: clash of the offspinners

Numbers Game: The best spinners in Tests over the last 30 months, their overall stats are similar but the break-ups different

Anywhere to turn for England?

Switch Hit: After slumping to an embarrassing defeat, can England salvage any pride in the third Test? Is it time to change the batting?

Pakistan v England 2011-12

Spin the crux of England's problems

George Dobell: Pakistan are the better side, in these conditions at least, and England's batsmen have played spin poorly

A victory fashioned by the unsung

Saad Shafqat: A famous win for Pakistan in Abu Dhabi. Now the administrators must ensure this winning team is left undisturbed

Cook-Strauss, and other durable openers

Numbers Game: A look at the long-term opening combinations and their partnership records in different regions

'England need to graft, graft and just stay in'

Geoff Boycott on the key to tackling Ajmal, the Morgan review proposals, how to read a spinner, and more

Should we give the doosra a little leeway?

Rob Steen: What if spinners were allowed to flex their arms 20 degrees while bowling?

England awful or Pakistan wonderful?

Switch Hit: Saeed Ajmal had England on the ropes in the first Test. Should they make changes before Abu Dhabi?

The start of something big?

Saad Shafqat: Under Misbah, the batsmen have raised their game and Pakistan are set to overturn their notoriety as the underachieving bad boys of world cricket

England's problems in Asia

Numbers Game: They have won only one of their last 18 Tests in Asia (excluding Bangladesh). A look at why their results are so poor

England's final frontier?

Switch Hit: Can they win on the subcontinent? Plus, is the new Australian team good, or are India just bad?

The new, cautious face of Pakistan cricket

Saad Shafqat: Over the last year they seem to have moulded themselves in the image of their captain, Misbah-ul-Haq

Beauty? I'll take edge, thanks

Rob Steen: Rivalries are interesting when there's spice in them. Let's hope England and Pakistan don't disappoint